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By LARRY CHAMBERS, Staff
INDEPENDENCE – A special election has been set for Nov. 8 to fill the unexpired term of T.T. Carico on the Grayson County School Board.
Carico was injured in an ATV accident on July 3 and died of his injuries on July 6.
The Grayson County School Board — through its counsel, Independence attorney Roger Brooks — petitioned the court July 22 for the special election.
FRIES ― After the sun set and the rain cleared on the evening of July 2, a large crowd of Fries residents and supporters gathered together outside of the Fries Community Center (known also by Fries natives as the "Y" or the "Rec Center"), to celebrate the lighting of the newly-refurbished Fries Theatre sign.
INDEPENDENCE – A Galax man was indicted on two counts of rape last Friday by a Grayson County Circuit Court grand jury.
Jovanni Martinez Garcia, 28, was indicted on the two charges that involved a female less than 13 years old. One count allegedly occurred on or about April 4, and the other on or about April 7, 2016.
The grand jury indicted a total of 11 people on 18 charges, in addition to several sealed indictments that will be opened later after warrants are served.
HILLSVILLE — After some citizens had bad encounters with animals, Hillsville is considering an ordinance banning all animals at town events.
The ordinance would still allow service animals.
Council Member Greg Yonce brought up the issue at the July 11 meeting, saying he had been contacted by citizens who wanted a "no dogs" ordinance for the town's monthly classic car cruise-ins.
"That pit bull with a logging chain on it scared a lot of people," Yonce said, referring to an animal that was at the July cruise-in.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jackson, Jr., of Galax announce of the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Katharine, to Matthew Morris, son of Janice Morris and the late Michael Morris of Mocksville, N.C.
Jenna Jackson is a graduate of Carroll County High School and was graduated magna cum laude from Oklahoma City University.
She works in the entertainment department of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta and teaches at the Lyric Dance Extension.
Vita Barton celebrated her birthday at Waddell Nursing & Rehab Center.
She turned 98 on June 30 and celebrated with family and friends who surprised her with a party at the facility. A special guest was her great-great-grandson, Silas Bowman, age 18 months old.
Eddie and Shelia Hash along with Michael and Rachel Parks announced the engagement of Toby J. Hash and Tiffany M. Parks.
An October wedding is planned.
Editor's Note: This information is taken from open court records and is a matter of public record.
The listings are complete. The newspaper, as a matter of fairness, will not honor requests to omit any listing.
For information on this column or questions, call 236-5178, ext. 213.
Land Transfers
These land transfers were recorded Oct. 16-28, 2015, in the office of Gerald Goad, clerk of the Carroll County Circuit Court, Hillsville:
Clumps in the road
Due to the state's overestimation of this fiscal year's budget, the school system's dreams of expanding positions and giving raises out of state funds will be put on hold this time, according to Galax City Schools Superintendent Bill Sturgill.
Instead, the Galax School Board will have to rework its budget to pay for the raises with local funds.
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The Galax Gazette is your source for local news, sports, events and information in Galax, Grayson, Carroll, and surrounding areas.


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Botanical and organic silver Designs!
We can make any of this jewelry in your size and metal of choice - sterling silver, 9K or 14K yellow or rose gold, just contact us for a quote and we will be delighted to work with you.
- all sizes, half and quarter sizes of rings are available by order.
- please check our shipping policy.
To see more of our designs you are welcome to visit our shops... artisanimpact.etsy.com and artisanlook.etsy.com
and to see our gold filled collection please visit artisanfield.etsy.com
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I own Impact Galerie, located in the heart of Old Montreal where I sell my own line and the work of artists from all over the world. The city's many art galleries showcase the work of local and international artists, both emerging and established.
My work is inspired by nature, ancient cultures and even fairy tales. Creating new collections is always such an exciting process; I am always surprised that, after so many years, I can still develop a new idea into designing a full line.
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I am always on the look for unique botanical findings that inspire me to eventually create a wearable art from it. I love combining the twigs, flowers and leaves with semi precious stones. Melted wax can take any form. It is so beautiful to turn the liquid into metal and keep the organic shape of the melted wax.
The process of making the silvercrush collection starts with findings and sketches of ideas for new models. The castings are made for me by a manufacturer in Montreal. Once the base castings are ready, my studio team then form, texture, solder , polish and finish the item. My idea turns into reality!
The basic design remains the same, but each piece looks slightly different. For instance, it can be a bit more or less oxidized. Castings are made from molds of my originals using the lost wax process by the manufacturer.
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We spend all the time we can at our studio and enjoy every minute of it. We hope that you will enjoy wearing our designs as much as we enjoy making them!
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The best price found from United States to Buenos Aires is on August 23rd, 2016, travelling with . See more options, compare prices and book: search flights.
BA is Argentina's international gateway and easily accessible from North America, Europe and Australasia, as well as most other capital cities in South America. Aerolíneas Argentinas is the country's main airline, but smaller Argentine airlines are in constant flux and come and go very frequently. Even airline offices will often move. Always check current travel information during your tenure here.
Flights, cars and tours can be booked online at www.lonelyplanet.com.
Almost all international flights arrive at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza airport (EZE; officially Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini), about 35km south of the center. Ezeiza is a modern airport with decent services like ATMs, restaurants, bookstore, pharmacy, duty-free shops and a small post office. There's also a Telecentro locutorio (open 24 hours) with telephone cabins and internet access, near Farmacity and McDonald's. Wi-fi is available at La Pausa Restaurant, past gate 9 upstairs and in Terminal C.
Flight information is available in English and Spanish.
These fees are US$100 for Australians (good for one year), US$160 for Americans (good for 10 years) and US$75 for Canadians (per entry – sucks, eh? Or go for the US$150, good-for-five-years option). You'll need to prepay this fee before entering Argentina via other airports, borders or ports (that means you, cruise ship passengers) too, or you might be turned around.
If you're alone, the best way to and from Ezeiza is taking a shuttle with transfer companies such as Manuel Tienda León. You'll see its stand immediately as you exit customs, in the transport 'lobby' area. Frequent shuttles cost AR$80 to AR$95 per person to the city center, run all day and night and take 40 to 60 minutes, depending on traffic. They'll deposit you either at the MTL office (from where you can take a taxi) or at some limited central addresses.
Another shuttle service, directed at independent travelers, is Hostel Shuttle. Check the website for prices, schedules and drop-off destinations (only at certain hostels), and try to book ahead. You can also try www.minibusezeiza.com.ar.
If you're really on a penny-pinching budget, take public bus 8, which costs AR$6 and can take up to two hours to reach the Plaza de Mayo area. Catch it outside the Aerolíneas Argentinas terminal (Terminal B), a 200m walk from the international terminal. You'll need coins; there's a Banco de la Nación just outside customs.
For a special treat, reserve a luxury car from Silver Star Car; you'll be driven by native English speakers to the destination of your choice (US$150). There are car-rental booths at Ezeiza, but we do not recommend renting a car for your stay in Buenos Aires.
If taking a taxi, avoid MTL's overpriced taxi service. Instead, go past the transport 'lobby' area outside customs, walk past the taxi touts, and you'll see the freestanding city taxi stand (with a blue sign saying Taxi Ezeiza). In late 2013 it charged AR$270 to the center. Note that if you pre-arrange your taxi back to Ezeiza after your stay in BA, the rate can be 20% cheaper (this is due to airport and taxi regulations); your taxi driver might remind you about this fact.
Most domestic flights use Aeroparque airport, a short distance from downtown Buenos Aires.
Manuel Tienda León does hourly transfers from Ezeiza to Aeroparque for AR$95. To get from Aeroparque to the center, take public bus 33 or 45 (don't cross the street; take them going south). MTL also has shuttles to the center for AR$30.
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Shirley Sherrod FiascoWritten by Raven Clabough
On March 27, 2010, U.S. Department of Agriculture official Shirley Sherrod addressed the NAACP's 20th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet. Months later, a small excerpt from Sherrod's speech was posted by Tea Partier Andrew Breitbart on the Internet. The excerpt went viral, stirring up controversy over Sherrod's racially biased statements. As a result, Sherrod was forced to resign by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Later, however, further footage of the speech showed Sherrod's comments to be taken out of context, prompting the USDA to offer Sherrod a new position.
Monday morning, former Congressman Tom Tancredo announced that he would soon be announcing whether he would be running for Governor of Colorado as the candidate of the American Constitution Party (ACP). High noon was the time set by Tancredo for making his final declaration.
Cap and Trade Collapses in SenateWritten by James Heiser
According to press reports, the drive for "cap and trade" legislation has finally died in the Senate.
The whistle-blower website WikiLeaks.org released more than 90,000 classified U.S. documents related to the war in Afghanistan Sunday, prompting severe reaction from the Afghan and U.S. governments. "The Afghan government is shocked with the report that has opened the reality of the Afghan war," Afghan government spokesman Siamak Herawi told CNN.
Federal District Court Judge Susan Bolton, during the course of a July 22 hearing, made it clear to parties attacking and parties defending the new Arizona immigration law, SB 1070, that she will not issue a ruling that invalidates the entire law before it goes into effect on July 29. Her questioning of ACLU lawyer Omar Jadwat may provide some insight into Judge Bolton's rulings in the case. The judge asked Jadwat: "Why can't Arizona be as inhospitable as they wish to people who have remained and entered the United States illegally? Who am I to stop the state of Arizona?"


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|Mar 31, 2005
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This is a continuation-in-part application of pending patent application Ser. No. 11/094,145, filed Mar. 31, 2005 now abandoned.
The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the United States Government for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon.
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure is generally related to determining the absolute position of a sensor node, and more specifically to determining the absolute position of a sensor node that has been disposed in a haphazard manner.
2. Description of the Related Art
The present disclosure pertains to the field of localization of sensors. Sensors are usually deployed in a region to observe the activity in an area of interest. Different sensors are deployed to observe different activity. Acoustic sensors are deployed in a battlefield or in an urban area to monitor acoustic activity, for example, the presence of tanks in the field, to track vehicles, and identify the type of vehicles, etc. In urban settings, acoustic sensors can be deployed to detect congregation of people and the general nature of such a congregation, that is, whether the crowd is hostile or peaceful. The deployed acoustic sensors record the sound waves emanated in the vicinity and transmit to a remote hub or a central observation center where the data (sound waves) is analyzed. The type of analysis employed depends on the type of activity for which one is looking. Tracking vehicles in a field may comprise use of a tracking algorithm, while detecting people in the field may require an entirely different algorithm. In any case, the data analyzed has to be referenced to the location of the sensor. Without the knowledge of the sensor location, the data has no relevance. In a battlefield or in covert operation situations, the sensors may be deployed using an airborne vehicle such as a helicopter or airplane, or the sensors can be deployed by rockets. Whatever mechanism is used for deploying the sensors, the location of the deployed sensors may not be available. It is possible to guess at the general vicinity where the sensors land based on the location of the deploying vehicle, the speed at which the vehicle was flying, the angle at which the sensors were hurled, general wind speeds in the vicinity, the direction in which the vehicle was traveling, etc. The present disclosure presents a robust and elegant means in determining the location of the sensors.
At present, localization methods, e.g., R. L. Moses, R. M. Patterson, and W. Garber, Self localization of Acoustic sensor networks", in Proc. of MSS meeting of the specialty group on Battlefield acoustic and seismic sensing, September 2002 include use of beacons to estimate the time of arrival (TOA) between two sensor nodes, which translates into range after multiplying the TOA with the propagation velocity of the signal in the medium. This range corresponds to the radius of a circle or a sphere, depending on whether the sensor nodes are on a plane or in three-dimensional space. If there are three such circles corresponding to three different TOAs with respect to a sensor node whose coordinates we would like to determine, then these circles would intersect at a common point giving the location of the sensor whose coordinates are desired. In this approach the location of the sensor is obtained relative to the three other sensors. In order to know the global positioning of the sensor, one must have knowledge of the global position of the three sensors. If there is a large number of sensors deployed in a field whose coordinates must be determined, one can use the above technique iteratively to determine their locations. However, that approach may result in cumulative error that grows as a function of distance from one sensor to the other.
An apparatus and method for locating a sensor node are provided. Briefly described, one embodiment of an apparatus includes a processing unit that receives sensor node data and object trajectory information data for an object. The sensor node data is related to the object from which the bearings of the object can be estimated which in turn are related to the trajectory of the object, and a data point in the object trajectory information data comprises a time stamp and the coordinates of a position. The position corresponds to the location of the object at the given time. The processing unit is adapted to use several bearing estimates from the sensor node data and the corresponding position information of the object to determine an absolute position of the sensor node. An embodiment of a method can be broadly summarized by the following: collecting object trajectory information data for an object, wherein the object trajectory information data is collected over a time span; acquiring sensor node data at the sensor node, wherein the sensor node data is acquired over the same time span and is related to the object trajectory information data; determining several direction indicators, each direction indicator providing an approximate bearing from the sensor node to the object at a given instant of time during the time span the data is collected; and determining coordinates of the sensor node using a portion of the collected trajectory information data and the corresponding direction indicators (bearings) determined by the sensor node data.
Other apparatuses, systems, methods, features, and/or advantages will be or may become apparent to one with skill hi the art upon examination of the following drawings and detailed description. It is intended that all such additional systems, methods, features, and/or advantages be included within this description and be protected by the accompanying claims.
The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
It should be emphasized that the above-described embodiments are merely possible examples of implementations. Many variations and modifications may be made to the above-described embodiments. All such modifications and variations are intended to be included herein within the scope of this disclosure and protected by the following claims.
Referring to
Typically, the sensor nodes 18 passively detect energy 27 that is emitted from the object 20. Non-limiting examples of the types of energy 27 that the sensor nodes 18 are adapted to detect include electromagnetic energy and acoustic energy. It should be noted that the spectrum of electromagnetic energy includes both visible light and non-visible light, such as infrared, and that acoustic energy is not limited to sounds carried by a gaseous medium, such as the Earth's atmosphere, and is medium independent. In other words, acoustic energy can be carried by a gas, solid, or a liquid medium.
Typically, the sensor nodes 18 are disposed over the region 16 in a haphazard or essentially random, unpredictable manner. The sensor nodes 18 can be delivered, among other methods of deployment, to the region 16 by an artillery shell and/or mortar shell, by dropping from one or more aerial vehicles, by dropping from ships and/or submarines, by dropping from a ground vehicle, and/or by dropping by personnel.
Sensor node 18(a) includes three sensors 28, which are disposed on the ground 31 in an approximate equiangular distribution about the central unit 30. In the case of acoustic sensors, sensors 28 are microphones.
Sensor node 18(b) includes four sensors 28 disposed on the ground 31 in an approximate equiangular distribution about the central unit 30, and one sensor 28(d), which is elevated off of the ground 31 by a support member 32. The support member 32 extends generally upward from the central unit 30.
Sensor node 18(c) includes a plurality of sensors 28 that are approximately linearly aligned. It should be remembered that sensor nodes 18(a) through 18(c) are non-limiting examples and that, in other embodiments, greater or fewer sensors can be employed and/or the sensors can be deployed about the central unit in other configurations such as essentially random, non-equiangular, etc.
Typically, the filter 36 is an anti-aliasing filter (low-pass filter at half the sampling frequency) that filters unwanted noise from the electrical signals and provides the electrical signals to the A/D converter 38, which digitizes the electrical signals.
The direction estimator 40 receives and processes the digitized electrical signals. In some embodiments, the direction estimator 40 includes a high-resolution direction of arrival angle estimator, namely, a minimum variance distortionless response (MVDR) (Van Veen, B. D., and K. M. Buckley, "Beamforming: a versatile approach to spatial filtering," IEEE ASSP Magazine, vol. 5, pp. 4-24, 1988) and/or a multiple signal classification (MUSIC) (Adaptive Filter Theory by S. Haykin, published by Prentice Hall, 1991) module for determining a direction of arrival (DOA) angle (also called the bearing angle of the target) of the signal from the object 20. The direction indictor includes a bearing. The bearing is the angular difference between a local reference axis and a vector extending from the sensor node towards the detected object 20. In some embodiments, the direction estimator 40 also includes a source identifier module 46, which analyzes received energy to identify the detected object 20. In other embodiments, modules such as the direction estimator 40 and the source identifier module 46 are included in the processor 26.
In some embodiments, the direction indicator includes a single azimuthal angle corresponding to azimuth used in two-dimensional polar coordinates and the time stamp. In some embodiments, the direction indicator includes two angles corresponding to azimuth and zenith (elevation) used in three-dimensional spherical coordinates and the time stamp.
A module such as the direction estimator 40 and the source identifier module 46, and any sub-modules, may comprise an ordered listing of executable instructions for implementing logical functions. When a nodule and/or any sub-modules are implemented in software, it should be noted that the modules can be stored on any computer-readable medium for use by or in connection with any computer-related system or method. In the context of this document, a computer-readable medium is an electronic, magnetic, optical, or other physical device or means that can contain or store a computer program for use by or in connection with a computer-related system or method. The direction estimator 40 and the source identifier module 46, and any sub-modules can be embodied in any computer-readable medium for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device, such as a computer-based system, processor-containing system, or other system that can fetch the instructions from the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device and execute the instructions.
In the context of this document, a "computer-readable medium" can be any appropriate mechanism that can store, communicate, propagate, or transport the program for use by or in connection with the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. The computer-readable medium can be, for example but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, device, or propagation medium. More specific examples (a nonexhaustive list) of the computer-readable medium would include the following: an electrical connection (electronic) having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette (magnetic), a random access memory (RAM) (electronic), a read-only memory (ROM) (electronic), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM, EEPROM, or Flash memory) (electronic), an optical fiber (optical), and a portable compact disc read-only memory (CDROM) (optical). Note that the computer-readable medium could even be paper or another suitable medium upon which the program is printed, as the program can be electronically captured via, for instance, optical scanning of the paper or other medium, then compiled, interpreted, or otherwise processed in a suitable manner if necessary, and then stored in a computer memory.
In some embodiments, the sensor node 18 may include a data recorder 48 on which data from the sensors 28 is recorded. Typically, recorded data includes both sensor data and a time that is associated with the sensor data. In some embodiments, the direction estimator 40 then processes recorded data to determine a direction indicator. In other embodiments the sensor node 18 transmits recorded data to the COC 12.
The transmitter 42 receives the direction indicator from the direction estimator 40 and transmits a direction indicator message to the central observation center 12. Typically, the direction indicator message includes a sensor node identifier and a direction indicator. However, in some embodiments, the transmitter 42 sends partially processed or digitized raw data to the COC 12, and the COO 12 determines, among other things, the direction from the sensor node 18 to the object 20. Furthermore, in some embodiments the COC 12 can use the data from the sensor node 18 to identify the object.
Determination of Sensor Position
As previously described above, the sensor nodes 18 are usually disposed ill a haphazard, or essentially random manner. Consequently, the absolute position of the sensor nodes 18 is usually not known when the sensor nodes 18 are deployed.
In some situations, especially when the topography of the region 16 is relatively flat, the absolute position of the sensor node 18 can be represented by two coordinates. Frequently, two coordinates are used when the objects that are to be detected are objects such as infantry vehicles, etc., which move in the same general plane as the sensor nodes 18 in the sensor array 14. In other situations, absolute sensor positions are determined in three-dimensional coordinates (x, y, z) in Cartesian coordinate system, and (r, θ, Φ) in polar coordinate system, etc.
Referring to
In one embodiment, the object 504 is a helicopter, which could also have been used to deploy the sensor nodes 18. As the helicopter flies in the neighborhood of a sensor node 18(a), the sensor node 18(a) receives the sound waves (acoustic signals) generated by the helicopter. The acoustic signals, which are mainly due to the rotor rotating and the tail fan, have distinctive frequency components that correspond to the speed of the rotors, which can be extracted by signal processing techniques.
In step 404, the sensor nodes 18 acquire source data as the object 504 commences on path 502. In step 406, direction indicators are determined using MVDR or MUSIC as mentioned earlier. In one embodiment, each sensor node 18 determines multiple direction indicators from the source data, and relays the direction indicators to the COC 12. In other embodiments, source raw data is communicated to the COC 12, and the processing unit 26 determines the direction indicators. Referring back to
In step 408, the absolute position of object 504 as it traverses path 502 is determined. In one embodiment, the object 504 receives global positioning system (GPS) signals, which the object 504 uses to determine its absolute position. In that case, the object 504 provides its position to the COC 12 along with the time stamp. Typically, the object 504 receives GPS information for determining its absolute position, and the absolute position of the object 504 is determined and recorded every second or so as the object traverses path 502. In some embodiments, the object 504 transmits trajectory information (time, position) as the object 504 traverses the path 502. The coordinates of the position can be casting, northing, and altitude. Sometimes, GPS systems give the longitude, latitude and altitude instead of casting, northing, and altitude. However, the conversion from longitude and latitude to casting, and northing is straightforward.
In addition, in some embodiments, the direction estimator 40 for the sensor node 18 is time synchronized with the GPS time so that the direction indicators generated from the sensor node have the same time reference. Generally, the coordinates of the helicopter are determined or recorded every second.
In some embodiments, the object 504 includes a recorder (not shown) that records the trajectory information. The recorded trajectory information includes the time and position of the object 504 as it traverses in the neighborhood of the sensor array 14, and the trajectory information is recorded every second or so.
Alternatively, the position of the object 504 can be determined using methods other than GPS. In yet another embodiment, the object 504 can be detected by a detector (not shown) such as a radar station, sonar detector, laser station, etc., which could then determine the global position of the object. The detector can then provide the global position of the object to the COC 12.
In step 410, absolute sensor node positions are determined using object trajectory information, i.e., the position as a function of time of the object 504. The processing unit 26 correlates trajectory information of object 504 (position, time) with direction indicator data (direction, time) to determine the absolute position and orientation of a sensor node 18. Generally, the absolute sensor node position is determined using an iterative process. First, an approximate location of the sensor node is determined using three or more trajectory information data points and well-known trigonometric relationships. More than three data points are used if the absolute sensor node position is to be determined in three coordinates. After the initial absolute position has been determined, then the absolute sensor node position is refined using additional trajectory information data points.
In some embodiments, the COC 12 also receives GPS signals and then uses them to, among other things, synchronize a clock with the timing information included in the trajectory information of the object 504. The COC 12 associates the time of reception of the data from a sensor node, and then correlates the data with the trajectory information. The direction indicator data includes a time stamp. The time stamp corresponds to the time at which the sensor node 18 determined the direction indicator or the time at which the sensor node 18 detected the object 504. If the data from the sensor node includes a time stamp, then the time stamp can be used to, among other purposes, correlate the trajectory information of the object 504. In order to determine the coordinates of a sensor node 18, one has to perform the steps 404, 406 and 410 listed in the
In step 702, the sensor node 18 collects data. Typically, the sensor node 18 passively collects the data by detecting energy 27 emitted from the detected object 20 or known object 504.
In step 704, data from each one of the sensors 28 in the sensor node 18 is processed. Typically, the processing includes, among other things, filtering and digitizing the data. The data can be processed at the sensor node or at the processing unit 26.
In step 706, the data from all of the sensors 28 is used to determine the bearing angle of the object 20 (504) using techniques such as MVDR (Van Veen, B. D., and K. M. Buckley, "Beamforming: a versatile approach to spatial filtering," IEEE ASSP Magazine, vol. 5, pp. 4-24, 1988) and/or a MUSIC (Adaptive Filter Theory by S. Haykin, published by Prentice Hall, 1991) which are well known techniques.
In step 708, a determination is made as to whether there is more data, i.e., whether the sensors of the sensor node continue to detect the object or have detected another object. If there is more data, then the process returns to step 702, otherwise, the process ends at step 710.
Step 408 in
In step 804, for a set of data points from the sensor node, direction indicators or bearings of the object 20 (504) are calculated using well known and well documented techniques in the literature such as MVDR or MUSIC. The direction indicators are measured relative to a local reference axis. This local reference axis may be different from the global reference axis (normally global reference axis is true north). The offset between the two references is denoted by 'ε'. The set of sensor node direction indicators (or object bearing angles) are denoted by A={α1, α2, . . . , αm}, where αi is the angle between a local reference axis and a ray extending from the sensor node towards the detected object and where the α's are calculated using collected sensor node data using either MVDR or MUSIC or ally other angle estimator.
Steps 802 and 806 are done essentially concurrently. In step 806, the trajectory information of the object 504, which is traversing the neighborhood of the sensor node 18, is collected. The trajectory information of the object 504 is provided to the COC 12. Typically, trajectory information associates the position (the coordinates) of the object 504 at a given instance of time. The object's trajectory information is normally recorded every second or so and an object trajectory information data point comprises a time stamp and a given position, where the time stamp corresponds to when the object was located at the given position. In some embodiments, the object's trajectory information is determined by a GPS system. In other embodiments, the object's trajectory information is determined using other detectors that can determine the absolute or global position of the object 504 while the object 504 traverses the neighborhood of the sensor node.
In step 808, a subset of trajectory points of the object 504 is selected to be used in determining the sensor node 18 coordinates as some trajectory points result in more error in the sensor node coordinates than the other points. In step 808, the source trajectory information data points are analyzed such that selected data points are used to determine the coordinates and orientation of the sensor node. The accuracy of the sensor node localization (position and orientation) depends in part on the estimation accuracy of angles in the direction indicator. When the object 504 is near the closest point of approach (CPA), the direction indicator may change rapidly if the relative distance between the sensor node 18 and the object is small. When the angles are changing rapidly, it can be difficult to estimate the sensor node bearing angle accurately and the sensor node localization accuracy suffers when inaccurate bearing angles are used. In order to improve the sensor node localization accuracy, the points on the object trajectory information at which the rate of change of direction angle from one second to another second is greater than a predetermined angle (φ) are excluded. In most of the situations, φ is approximately tell degrees (10�). Although an angle φ of approximately ten degrees has been explicitly identified as an example, other angles are possible.
The points at which the direction indicator angles change fast can be determined by computing the difference between the adjacent direction indicator angles estimated using sensor node data. Those points with a difference greater than φ (10�) can be eliminated from the list of trajectory information data points used to calculate the sensor node coordinates.
In this description, the coordinates of the sensor node are given in two dimensions. Consequently, the coordinates of the sensor node are initially calculated from the intersection of two circles. If the unknown coordinates of the sensor node were in three dimensions, then the unknown coordinates would be calculated from the intersection of three spheres.
Estimation of the approximate coordinates of a sensor node 18: Initial estimation of the approximate coordinates of a sensor node 18 is done by first selecting three points on the trajectory of the object 504 and corresponding (same time stamps) bearing angles determined from the data collected at the sensor node 18. Selection of the three points on the trajectory and the estimation of the approximate coordinates of the sensor node 18 is elaborated further.
In order to reduce errors, object trajectory information data points are selected based upon angular separation (θ) as measured at the sensor node and the distance between data points. Because the location of the sensor node is unknown, the distance (dij) between Pi and Pj is used as a parameter for selecting triangulation points. Generally, it is found that when the distance between Pi and Pj is greater than 300 meters a reasonable accuracy for the sensor node location is obtained.
In step 810, a first estimate of the coordinates of the sensor node is determined using object trajectory information data points and sensor node direction indicators. Referring to
Triangulation cannot be used to find the actual coordinates (Xs, Ys) of the sensor node 1002 because the orientation of the local reference axis 1006 is unknown. Consequently, the coordinates of position 1004 are determined using geometric and trigonometric relationships. So, instead of working with the angles α1, α2, and α3 directly, work with the differences in angles, effectively nullifying the effect of orientation of the reference axis. Construct two circles with one of the intersection point giving the coordinates of the sensor node 18 using the differences in angles, and the known distances between the points 1010, 1012 and 1014. The description of construction of the two circles to determine the coordinates of the sensor node 18 follows.
A first circle 1018 whose center 1020 is denoted by C1 and whose radius is denoted by R1 is computed using positions 1010 and 1012 and 2θ12, where θ12 is the absolute value of the difference between α1, and α2, θ12=|α1−α2|. The circumference of the first circle 1018 includes points 1004, 1010, and 1012.
A second circle 1022 whose center 1024 is denoted by C2 and whose radius is denoted by R2 is computed using positions 1012 and 1014 and 2θ23, where θ23 is the absolute value of the difference between α2, and α3, θ23=|α3−α2|. The circumference of the second circle 1022 includes points 1004, 1012, and 1014.
The coordinates of the center (C) and the radius (R) of each circle is determined using known quantities. Specifically, two known positions and the difference in the bearing angles (θ) for those two known positions are used to determine each circle. Referring to
Once the coordinates of the centers 1020 and 1024 are known and the radii R1 and R2 are known, the intersection point (point 1004) of the circles 1018 and 1022 is calculated, and the calculated coordinates of the intersection point are regarded as the first estimated location of the sensor node 1002. With an estimated location of the sensor node 1002, a first estimation of the offset angle (ε) between the local reference axis 1006 and the global reference axis 1008 is determined.
Referring back to
The initial approximate estimate of the coordinates of the sensor node 18 is refined by averaging the estimates of the coordinates of the sensor node 18 using triangulation. The procedure is illustrated. Proper selection of points for triangulation results in minimizing triangulation errors. For the purposes of this disclosure, the position of a sensor node is denoted by S and P identifies the recorded object trajectory information data, i.e., P is a list of positions {P1, P2, . . . PN} at times {t1, t2, . . . tN}.
As illustrated in
where αi is measured with respect to the local reference axis 910, ε is the offset of the local reference axis 910 and the global reference axis 912, and γi is measured with respect to the global reference axis 912. In order to perform triangulation using any two positions on a trajectory of the object 504, the γ's are translated into angles measured from the position of the object, as shown in
βi=mod(180+γi,360), [Equation 2]
where 'mod' is the modulo operator.
The distance between the two points Pi and Pj is needed for triangulation. This distance is the Euclidean distance and is given as
d ij=√{square root over ((x i −x j)2+(y i −y j)2)}{square root over ((x i −x j)2+(y i −y j)2)}, [Equation 3]
where Pi=(xi, yi) and Pj=(xj, yj), respectively. Once the distance dij between two points on the trajectory and the angles βi and βj are determined, triangulation can be performed using the principles of trigonometry to find the location of the sensor node. Let P={Pi, Pj} represent the pairs of points such that the distance dij>300 meters. Note that Pi is the location of object at some instant of time ti in terms of casting and northing.
Let α={(αi, αj)} be the corresponding pair of direction indicators, where αi is the bearing angle estimated by the direction estimator at the instant of time ti. The corresponding translated angles with respect to the points Pi and Pj: β={(βi, βj)} are calculated using the sensor node bearing angles (α) and the offset angle (ε), which was determined in step 810. For each pair of points (Pi, Pj) in P, the corresponding pair of angles (βi, βj) are used to estimate the location of the sensor.
Let S={Si, Sj, . . . Sm} be the set of estimates given by the elements of P, where Si=(XSi, YSi) and XSi is the easting (x-coordinate) and YSi is the northing (y-coordinate) of the sensor location as estimated using pairs of data points Pi and Pj. The initial estimate of the sensor location based upon triangulation is the mean value of the set S and is given by
In step 814, object bearing angles, which are denoted by A′={α′1, α′2, . . . , α′n}, are calculated using the estimated position (SEST=(XEST, YEST)) of the sensor node and the object trajectory information data.
In step 816, the object trajectory information and the sensor node data are synchronized such that the offset angle (ε) between the local reference angle and the global reference angle is eliminated.
The trajectory information of the object 504 consists of the position information along with the time stamps. These recorded time stamps are accurate to 1 sec. However, since the object 504 is moving the actual position information and the corresponding time stamps may be off by few milliseconds. Hence, synchronization of the bearing angles of the object trajectory points computed using the estimated sensor coordinates and the bearing angles determined from the data at sensor node 18 need to be synchronized in order to estimate the coordinates of the sensor node 18. Moreover, there is propagation delay of the signals from the object 504 to the sensor node 18. This delay depends on the separation distance between the sensor node 18 and the object 504. This process of synchronization is presented here. In step 818, the object bearing angles, A′={α′1, α′2, . . . , α′n}, are synchronized with the sensor node bearing angles, A={α1, α2, . . . , αm}. Provided below is exemplary code for synchronizing the sensor node data with the object trajectory information. In the exemplary code, the object bearing angles, A′={α′1α′2, . . . , α′n} are denoted as "hel_angls," and the sensor node bearing angles, A={α1α2, . . . , αm}, which are generated from the data of sensor node, are denoted as "luk_angls". If there is a time offset between the two sets of data, then it is corrected such that they are synchronized while adjusting for the orientation of the sensor node.
Exemplary Algorithm for Time Synchronizing hel_angls and luk_angls and Determining the Orientation of Sensor Array:
offset_limit = 180;
max_s = 0;
for time_delay = −10: 1: 10,
hangls = delay "hel_angls" by the amount time_delay;
for offset_ang = − offset_limit : 1 : offset_limit
langls = mod(luk_angls + offset_ang, 360);
d = abs(langls − hangls);
s = num. of elements in d <= 5;
if s > max_s
orientation = offset_ang;
time_offset = time_delay;
luk_angls_new = langls;
hel_angls_new = hangls;
max _s = s;
luk_angls = luk_angls_new;
hel_angls = hel_angls_new;
In the above algorithm, a coarse time delay in a number of seconds is determined. The following exemplary algorithm is then used to time synchronize the luk_angls with the hel_angls to a fraction of a second.
Algorithm for Synchronizing luk_angls with hel_angls to a Fraction of a Second:
max_s = 0;
n = num. of elements in luk_angls;
time_in_secs = 2:n-1;
for time_delay = −1: 0.1: 1,
x = time_in_secs + time_delay;
angls = interpolate luk_angls to provide values at new time given by 'x';
langls = mod(angls, 360);
d = abs(langls − hel_angls);
s = num. of elements in d <= 5;
if s > max_s
luk_angls_new = langls;
max _s = s;
luk_angls = luk_angls_new;
A better estimated sensor node location can be determined now that the offset (ε) has been removed from the sensor node bearing angles, A={α1, α2, . . . , αm} and now that the sensor node data is synchronized with the object trajectory information. The refinement of the sensor node location is done in iterations. The refinement process consists of searching a 10 m by 10 m local area around the initial estimated location of the sensor node 18 that gives minimum weighted mean squared error between the A={α1, α2, . . . , αm} and A′={α′1, α′2, . . . , α′m}. The reason for using weighted mean squared error instead of mean squared error is that the error in determining the angle of bearing αi increases with the distance between the sensor node 18 and the object 504 as the signal strength decreases, hence signal to noise ratio, with distance. The weights are selected so that they are inversely proportional to the distance. The new location that gives the minimum weighted mean squared error is declared as the new estimated location of the sensor node 18. The process is repeated until the weighted mean squared error no longer decreases. The description of this process follows.
In step 820, the data is weighted and the mean square error between the sensor node bearing angles and the object bearing node angles is determined. In some embodiments, the mean square error is calculated as follows:
Generation of Weights:
Let dsti=√{square root over ((XEST−xi)2+(YEST−yi)2)}{square root over ((XEST−xi)2+(YEST−yi)2)}. Then define the weights as
for all i, where estimated coordinates of the sensor node 18 are given by (XEST, YEST) and the coordinates of the points Pi=(xi, yi) on the object trajectory. The weights are inversely proportional to the log of the distance between the estimated sensor node location and the known object positions.
Generation of Weighted Mean Squared Error:
Let di=|(αi−α′i)|, where αi and α′i are the sensor node bearing angles and object bearing angle, respectively, and then the weighted mean bearing angle difference is given by
The error then given by
where ddi=di*wi−md.
In step 822, a calculation grid is established around the estimated sensor node coordinates. An example of such a calculation grid is identified in
Returning, to
In step 826, the calculated error is compared with the stored old_error, and the iteration counter is compared to a maximum number of iterations. If the iteration count is greater than a maximum number of iterations, or if the old_error is less than the calculated error, then the process proceeds to step 836 and ends. In the first iteration, the conditions always fail and the procedure continues through steps 828 through 834.
In step 828, the stored "old_error" is updated such that it is equal to the calculated error and the iterations counter is incremented.
In step 830, the error is calculated for every point 1104 in the defined calculation grid 1100 (see
Returning to
It should be emphasized that the above-described embodiments are merely possible examples of implementations. Many variations and modifications may be made to the above-described embodiments. All such modifications and variations are intended to be included herein within the scope of this disclosure and the present disclosure and protected by the following claims.
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|May 21, 2002
|Eworldtrack, Inc.
|Automobile tracking and anti-theft system
|Oct 15, 2004
|Jul 14, 2005
|Dimitri Petrov
|Method and apparatus for locating the trajectory of an object in motion
|U.S. Classification
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Feb 4, 2008
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Bonnie Laverne Bracey is an American teacher and technology consultant based in Washington, D.C.. One of the first teachers to promote the role of the Internet in the classroom[citation needed], Bracey was the only teacher selected by the Clinton Administration for serving on the National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council, whose work in the mid 1990s led to the creation of the E-rate program. She also served as lead educator on President Bill Clinton's 21st Century Teacher Initiative.
In 1993, Bracey was selected as a Christa McAuliffe Educator,[1] and subsequently worked with NASA on various education programmes. Currently she is an international educational consultant; in this capacity she conducts outreach activities for the George Lucas Education Foundation[2] and other groups. Bracey is an active member of the Digital Divide Network.
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Achilles tendon, an inability to lift the big toe, and a high-stepping walk. Weakness in the hands makes it more difficult to lift the fingers, especially the third and fourth fingers. As the muscle weakness slowly progresses over the course of many years, other muscles of the body (e.g., neck, face, legs, hips, and shoulders) weaken. Most affected people remain mobile throughout life. Life expectancy is normal. Laing distal myopathy is caused by mutations in the MYH7 gene and is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion.[1]Laing distal myopathy is a slowly progressive muscle disorder that tends to begin in childhood. Early symptoms include weakness in the feet and ankles, followed by weakness in the hands and wrists. Weakness in the feet leads to tightening of the
Last updated: 4/1/2011
- Laing distal myopathy. Genetics Home Reference. 2008; http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/laing-distal-myopathy. Accessed 4/1/2011.
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Basic Information
- Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on Laing distal myopathy. This website is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
- The Muscular Dystrophy Association has an information page entitled Facts on Myopathies. Click on Muscular Dystrophy Association to view the information page.
- The MerckManual has an information page on congenital myopathies. Click on MerckManual to view the information page.
- The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) has a report for patients and families about this condition. NORD is a patient advocacy organization for individuals with rare diseases and the organizations that serve them.
In Depth Information
- eMedicine has an article on congenital myopathy that includes information on Laing distal myopathy. You may need to register to view the information online, but registration is free. Click on the link above to view the article from this medical reference Web site.
- The Monarch Initiative brings together data about this condition from humans and other species to help physicians and biomedical researchers. Monarch's tools are designed to make it easier to compare the signs and symptoms (phenotypes) of different diseases and discover common features. This initiative is a collaboration between several academic institutions across the world and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Visit the website to explore the biology of this condition.
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- Orphanet is a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge.
- PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Laing distal myopathy. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.
Selected Full-Text Journal Articles
- Lamont P, Wallefeld W, Davis M, Udd B, Laing N. Clinical utility gene card for: Laing distal myopathy. Eur J Hum Genet. 2011 Mar;19(3). doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2010.190. Epub 2010 Dec 8.
- Lamont PJ, Udd B, Mastaglia FL, de Visser M, Hedera P, Voit T, Bridges LR, Fabian V, Rozemuller A, Laing NG. Laing early onset distal myopathy: slow myosin defect with variable abnormalities on muscle biopsy. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006 Feb;77(2):208-15. Epub 2005 Aug 15.
Other Names for this Disease
- Laing early-onset distal myopathy
- Myopathy distal, type 1
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- Myosinopathies
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